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Job 11:8
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They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know?
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Job 11:8 in Other Translations
KJV
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It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
ESV
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It is higher than heaven--what can you do? Deeper than Sheol--what can you know?
NLT
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Such knowledge is higher than the heavens— and who are you? It is deeper than the underworld — what do you know?
MSG
8
God is far higher than you can imagine, far deeper than you can comprehend,
CSB
8
[They are] higher than the heavens-what can you do? [They are] deeper than Sheol-what can you know?
Job 11:8 In-Context
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and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
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“Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
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They are higher than the heavens above—what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below—what can you know?
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Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
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“If he comes along and confines you in prison and convenes a court, who can oppose him?
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Ephesians 3:18
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Genesis 15:5
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Job 22:12
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Job 25:2
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Psalms 57:10
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Isaiah 55:9
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Job 7:9
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Job 15:13,25
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Job 33:13
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Job 40:2
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Psalms 139:8
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